Breast cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Experimental group will receive reflexology twice a week for 4 consecutive weeks while each session last for 20 minutes. To prepare patients’ legs before performing
Sponsors
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Definitive breastcancer diagnosis (2) Absence of metastasis according to oncologist’ diagnosis (3) Absence of cardiovasculardisease, (4) Absence of bone fractures, skin lesions, ordisorders (5) Absence of mental disorders (6) Absence ofdiabetes mellitus (7) Aaving cancer for at least one year (8) Residing in Ilam, Iran .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Non-cooperation of patients during the intervention (2)Absence for more than three sessions (3) Using othermethods of complementary or alternative medicine (4) Suffering from any crises affecting the patients’fatigue severity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue related to cancer. Timepoint: Pretest-post test. Method of measurement: Fatigue severity scale (FSS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMilad Borji
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed